The subcommittee backed Rush’s bill in a 6-0 vote. The full Privileges and Elections Committee meets Friday, and Ransone said Rush’s bill had the “most potential” to make it out of there and onto the House floor.

Voting legislation supported by Gov. Ralph Northam did not make it out of the subcommittee.

HB 1641 from Del. Charniele Herring, D-Alexandria, would have allowed people to vote without providing an excuse for that entire absentee voting period. The House panel voted to reconsider it later, but it is unlikely to be taken up this session.

Del. Kaye Kory, D-Fairfax, patroned HB 2565, which would have repealed the requirement to show photo ID to vote. It provides various other documents acceptable to present in order to vote.

The subcommittee adjourned without hearing the bill, so that bill also is unlikely to advance this session.

Sen. Lionell Spruill, D-Chesapeake, carried HB 1026 that would allow for no-excuse absentee voting. Other similar bills were folded into his bill, including one that provided no-excuse absentee voting could be done in-person 21 days before an election.

The committee backed Spruill’s bill on a 14-0 vote.

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Amy Friedenberger is the politics reporter for The Roanoke Times. She's been a reporter here since 2014. Previously, she worked for newspapers in Pennsylvania. Follow her on Twitter at @ajfriedenberger.

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